Red Dog Music ceases trading
After last week’s announcement that it was operating in administration, UK retailer Red Dog Music has now gone under. Following the appointment of Stuart Robb and Julien Irving of Leonard Curtis…
Red Dog Music in Difficulties
Leonard Curtis Business Solutions has been appointed as the administrator for retailer Red Dog Music, which has stores in London and Edinburgh. The dealer was formed ten years ago by…
GC Holds Week-long Celebration for the Remodel of its Flagship Hollywood Store
The redesigned Guitar Center Hollywood store features a vibrant new mural on the façade of the store, symbolizing an extension of the Guitar Center brand and L.A. music scene, created…
NAMM Reveals 2019 Show Development Programme Details
NAMM has announced details on its professional development offering for the 2019 show, featuring business know-how and hands-on training for working and emerging professionals involved in all aspects of the…
GC and the American Red Cross Team up to Support Victims of California Wildfires
In response to the California wildfires threatening thousands of families, Guitar Center Inc. (GC) has teamed up with the American Red Cross – the humanitarian organization providing relief and support…
SLM Continues H.W. Products Legacy
St. Louis Music has announced the purchase of the assets of H.W. Products Inc., a leading maker of brass and woodwind cleaners and accessories since 1975. With this purchase SLM…
Trade Regrets: Jack Shallat
Jack Shallat, previous co-owner of Buddy Roger’s Music, passed away November 5, 2018 following a brief illness just weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday. Shallat was a successful retailer, with his…
New Global Sales Head for Elixir
Elixir Strings has named Krista Krouse as global sales leader heading up the strategic sales growth of the Elixir Strings business worldwide. “I couldn’t be more energised to strengthen and grow…
YCA Names Guzman as Director of Its In-house Creative Agency
Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) announced that Michelle Guzman has joined the company as director of Studio 60, the company’s in-house creative agency for Yamaha musical instruments and audio/visual products.…
Staccato Outburst: Snare Drum Sales, Trends, and Best Practices in 2018
It’s the 2 and 4 that provides the “snap” for the backbeat in popular music, the defining sound of the classic military marching beat, and an integral catalyst behind any…
Music China 2018: Global MI Market Converges on the ‘Pearl of the Orient’
A record number of attendees and exhibitors were on hand at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre this October for the annual Music China gathering. With a reported 110,381 visitors…
C.F. Martin & Co. Authentic Acoustic Strings
“Authentic” has been something of a go-to phrase for Martin Guitars the past few years. Their limited series of instruments build to prewar standards – as determined by forensic analysis…